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Klipboard (formerly Kerridge Commercial Systems Ltd), a leading provider of sector-specific business software, has announced the launch of Klipboard Money, a payments solution designed to help businesses get paid faster, reduce operational friction, and save time. Klipboard Money integrates into Klipboard’s business management platforms to simplify payments and account reconciliation. …

Data Yard, the industry data pool established by BMF and NMBS, has had another 30 suppliers sign up to share their product data on the platform.  The latest suppliers include Etex Building Performance, Marshalls Plc, Unilin Insulation, Velux, and Wavin UK. Their product data will be available on the platform …

Data from the Mineral Products Association (MPA), show that concrete volumes hit a 62-year low in the second quarter of 2025, fuelling fears of plummeting business confidence. Ready-mixed concrete volumes dropped by 11.5% to just 2.7 million cubic metres in Q2 2025. Over the last four quarters (Q3 2024 to …

Building Materials Digital Services Ltd, the joint venture between the Builders Merchants Federation and NMBS , has appointed Omiteo (formerly ProPlanet) as the official technology provider for its Industry Data Pool platform. The IDP is being developed as a centralised, scalable, and secure platform to improve data quality, reduce duplication, …

House building is still the weakest-performing part of the construction sector, which saw business activity expanding at the  slowest pace since last June, while new order growth slowed-up for the third month running. That’s according to the latest S&P Construction Purchasing  Manager’s Index (PMI), released today (January 7). The headline …

Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales in Q4 2023 were -5.7% down compared to Q4 2022, with volume sales falling -12.0% and prices rising +7.1%. It also stated that with one more trading day in Q4 2023, like-for-like sales (which take the number of trading …

Timber Development UK (TDUK) – the UK trade association for the timber supply chain – has released average carbon data for the 10 major timber product categories – completely free for all to access. TDUK’s new independently verified Embodied Carbon Data for Timber Products calculates weighted average A1-A4 embodied carbon …

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report highlighted that builders’ merchants’ sales were down 4% in October 2023, compared to the same month in 2022 – volume sales dropping -11.5% and prices rising +8.4%. Eight of the twelve categories sold more in October 2023 compared to the previous year, …

Glenigan’s December Index reports that project starts fell 12% against the preceding three months, this is 25% lower than a year ago; Civils work starting on-site declined 18% against the preceding three months, 31% down against the previous year. Residential construction starts fell 3% in the preceding three months and …

The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) reports that compared to the same period in 2022, Q3 2023 total volume sales to builders and trades fell -10.5% from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants. Value sales were down -3.3%, as prices rose +8.0%. There was no difference in trading days. The three largest categories …